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A.—sc.

Public Works.

Interpretation. 1894, No. 42, sec. 2 1900, No. 47, sec. 2 1903, No. 93, sec. 6

PART I. Preliminary. 2. In this Act, if not inconsistent with the context,— " Authorised surveyor " means a surveyor holding a certificate of competency from the Surveyor-General: 5 " Cattle " includes any horse, mare, gelding, colt, filly, or foal; any bull, cow, ox, steer, heifer, or calf; any ram, ewe, wether, or lamb ; and any ass, mule, goat, boar, sow, or other pig : A suckling of any species under six months old and its mother are, for the purpose of this Act, to be considered 10 as one animal: "Compiled Acts" means the Acts mentioned in the First Schedule hereto: " Crown land " means and includes all lands included within that term in " The Land Act, 1892," except lands held or 15 occupied by any person under the Crown on deferred payment, occupation with right of purchase, perpetual lease, lease in perpetuity, or under any other kind of lease or license, or for any other estate or interest: ' 3-overnment work " means a work constructed or intended to 20 be constructed by or under the control of His Majesty, or the Governor, or the Government of the colony, or any Minister of the Crown : " Judge" and " Registrar" of the Supreme Court mean respectively the Judge and Registrar or Deputy Registrar 25 of the Supreme Court acting in or for the Supreme Court District in which any matter arises ; and " Supreme Court" means the Supreme Court in such district: " Local authority" means and includes any City Council, Borough Council, County Council, Town Board, Road Board, 30 River Board, Harbour Board, Education Board, and other Board, Commissioners, trustees, or other persons or body however designated, having authority, under any Act of the General Assembly or Provincial Ordinance, to undertake the construction of any public work : 35 " Local work" means a work constructed or intended to be constructed by or under the control of a local authority : " Magistrate " means a Stipendiary Magistrate appointed under " The Magistrates' Courts Act, 1893 " : " Minister" means the Minister for Public Works appointed 40 this Act: " Native" means an aboriginal native of New Zealand, and includes half-castes|and theufdescendants by Natives : " Native land " means land held by Natives under their customs or usages, whether the ownership thereof has been determined 45 by the Native Land Court or not: " Notice" means a statement conveying the general effect of a matter or thing done or intended to be done : " Outlying district" means any part?of a county which is not included in a road district or town district: 50